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1938 French Championships – Women's singles


First-seeded Simonne Mathieu defeated Nelly Adamson 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1938 French Championships. Hilde Sperling was the three-time defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Simonne Mathieu is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. FRA Simonne Mathieu (champion)
  2. AUS Nancye Wynne Bolton (third round)
  3. FRA Sylvie Henrotin (quarterfinals)
  4. GBR Valerie Scott (second round)
  5. FRA Arlette Halff (semifinals)
  6. AUS Nell Hall Hopman (third round)
  7. NED Madzy Rollin Couquerque (semifinals)
  8. TCH Esther Hein-Mueller (second round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=200 | RD3-team1=FRA Simonne Mathieu | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=FRA Nelly Adamson | RD3-seed2= | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=0 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=3 | RD2-team1=FRA Simonne Mathieu | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=FRA Arlette Halff | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-team3=FRA Nelly Adamson | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team4=NED Madzy Rollin Couquerque | RD2-seed4=7 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=2 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=4 | RD1-team1=FRA Simonne Mathieu | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Dorothy Stevenson | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-team3=FRA Suzanne Pannetier | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team4=FRA Arlette Halff | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score3-3=3 | RD1-score4-3=6 | RD1-team5=FRA Nelly Adamson | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team6=FRA Sylvie Henrotin | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=2 | RD1-team7=NED Madzy Rollin Couquerque | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=FRA Jacqueline Goldschmidt | RD1-seed8= | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=2 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score8-2=1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=FRA Mathieu | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Stevenson | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=0 | RD3-team01=FRA Mathieu | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=FRA De St. Ferreol | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team03=FRA Barbier | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Stevenson | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Mathieu | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=FRA Simon | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=FRA De St. Ferreol | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=DEN Behrens | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team05=TCH Hein-Mueller | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=FRA Barbier | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team07=AUS Stevenson | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GER Enger | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=2

Section 2

| RD4-team01=FRA Pannetier | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=FRA Halff | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=FRA Pannetier | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-team03=FRA Halff | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=LUX Weiwers | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=GBR Scott | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=FRA Pannetier | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=5 | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Iribarne | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-team05=FRA Halff | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=AUS Coyne | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team07=LUX Weiwers | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Jarvis | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD1-team13=FRA Varin | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=LUX Weiwers | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=0 | RD1-score13-3=4 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-team15=FRA Belliard | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=GBR Jarvis | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=FRA Adamson | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=FRA Henrotin | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=FRA Adamson | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Hopman | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-team03=FRA Kleinadel | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=FRA Henrotin | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Adamson | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=GBR Saunders-Taylor | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=USA Andrus | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=FRA Kleinadel | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRA Adamoff | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=FRA Mellerio | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Henrotin | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Adamson | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Horner | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score02-1=5 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-team03=GBR Saunders-Taylor | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Lebailly | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-team05=FRA Morel-Deville | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Andrus | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=NED Couquerque | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=FRA Goldschmidt | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD3-team01=GBR Whitmarsh | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=NED Couquerque | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=FRA Goldschmidt | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Wynne | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD2-team01=FRA Row | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=GBR Whitmarsh | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team03=NED Couquerque | RD2-seed03=7 | RD2-team04=FRA St. Omer Roy | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=0 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-team05=FRA Goldschmidt | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRA Wyns-Speranza | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=0 | RD2-team07=SWE Forsell | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Wynne | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6

References

References

  1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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